AFL round-up: Underdogs and reality checks as season 2022 takes an early twist

Round four saw the 2022 season begin to settle down, with morale-boosting wins and stinging losses making it clearer where some clubs really stand.It was a game you could play 100 more times and never get the same result. Just how the West Coast Eagles won that game against Collingwood on Saturday is something that will puzzle historians for centuries to come.

West Coast's ceiling and ambition for this year remains uncertain, but as we said in last week's Round-Up, this has to be a year of preparation for years ahead. To that end, Saturday was a big step forward.Few could argue the footy has been pretty damn entertaining so far in 2022, and round four in particular was fast and furious. With one glaring exception.

But even at 1-3, the Bulldogs won't be internally perturbed. This is a team that has never finished in the top four under Luke Beveridge, and has still played in two grand finals.

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